Sports Illustrated asks an intriguing question in a story this week: Does recruiting mail still matter?

The story focuses on high school basketball star Roberto Nelson, who signed with Oregon State. He kept track of his recruiting mail from college coaches, receiving 2,161 pieces from 56 programs.

Guess how many he received from the school he signed with? Zero.

They looks at the past and at the future in an era of e-mail and social networking sites and how parents and athletes handle recruitment.

Get an inside look of the college recruitment process here!

College Volleyball In Iowa Just Got Sexy

I haven’t seen an episode of “America’s Next Top Model” in years, and I’ve never heard of Grand View College before, but hey guess what?!? A former contestant on “America’s Next Top Model” now plays volleyball for Grand View College! [With Leather]

Harry Potter’s Emma Watson Goes Ivy League

The 18-year-old Harry Potter star was in the U.S. recently touring East Coast colleges – Harvard and Yale Universities were among her stops. According to the Yale Daily News, there was a buzz around campus of the starlet touring the New Haven campus.

“Everyone just got out their phones and started calling people,” one student reports. “There was kind of a … little buzz around, everyone was like, ‘Oh my God, it’s Emma Watson,’ but no one went up to her.” [Just Jared]

College Education and Anal Sex Trivia

What do girls learn at college?

They recently did a study to see if college girls were more or less likely to have anal sex then girls without degrees… What do you think? [Sex Health Guru]

Students Can Now Fly To College On The Cheap

Higher airfares have raised the cost of higher education, from trips home for college students at Thanksgiving to study-abroad semesters. But two little-known companies that negotiate big discounts with airlines can save hundreds of dollars for students and their ticket-buying parents.

Even though airlines have piled on fees and eliminated most special discounts like senior-citizen fares and half-price tickets for young children, one vestige of airline goodwill remains. Several air carriers still offer special deals for students — and teachers as well. [WSJ]

Graduation Rates Amongst College Football, Basketball Athletes Up

Graduation rates for college athletes improved one percentage point to 79% over the past year, according to the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rates (GSR) released Tuesday.

That’s the highest rate since the organization began keeping GSR statistics seven years ago. Current statistics measured the graduation rates of freshmen who entered college in 2001. [Freep]

The Gentleman’s Guide To Getting Laid In College

Okay boys: school is in session. Welcome to college, where you can be anyone, and do anyone. That’s right – it’s time for all those crazy hi-jinks that years of Hollywood frat comedies have prepared you for: having sex.

Contrary to popular belief, most college sex is regrettable and/or decent at best. That is, of course, unless you take active measure to improve over time. [Guide Spot]

Name: Dave Harari
College: Penn State University
Swimmer

PHILOSOPHY: ‘I can eat whatever I want because I exercise so much ‘ but I don’t.’

Breakfast: Eggs, fruit, orange juice, bagel & cream cheese.

Lunch: Pasta, a lot of salad, cottage cheese, sometimes a turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato.

Dinner: Lots of protein (chicken), steak, carbs (pasta, potatoes, rice).

Snacks: Banana, Pop Tart, smoothie, granola.

NEVER: ‘I try to stay away from fats, ice cream, French Fries, all fried stuff mostly.’